Improvement in suspensory-bandages



O. P. HILL; Suspie nsory Bandage.

No. 208,240. Patented Sept. 24,1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HILL, OF HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENSORY-BANDAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,240, datedSeptember 24, 1878 application filed August 16, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES I HILL, ofHazleton, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovem cuts in Suspensory-Bandages;and I do hereby declare the following I to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in suspensory-bandages and itconsists in making the opening; through the bandage of two transverseslits, which cross each other at or about right angles.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

The bandage is formed out of a piece of fabric, either woven or textile,that has its two ends gored out, as shown, and which is then foldedtogether so as to form a double thickness of material. The twogored-out.

ends are then sewed together, thereby forming the pocket to at the lowerend of the bandage for the support of the testacles. \Vhen the bandageis made of textile fabric the edges will be bound, as herein shown, soas to give not only a finish, but to prevent the material from raveling,an opening, I), being left at each upper corner for the passage throughof the supporting band or strap, that passes around the body.

At any suitable distance below the upper edge there are out two diagonalslits, 0, one through each thickness of material, and which are made torun at or about right angles to each other, as shown. By having theseslits run transversely to each other the greater the pressure in the bagor pocket (0 below, the

more the slits have atendency to close snugly that extent that thetestacles are readily forced through the opening, and then the rubberproduces a pressure upon the parts that is both unpleasant and painful.Where transverse slits are used, even should the parts be forced throughthem, owing to their shape, the wearer will not be subjected to anyuneasiness or inconvenience.

By goring out the ends of the material and forming the pocket as shown,the bandage will adapt itself to the wearer under all circumstances, andno straps or cords to support it and run back between the legs arenecessary. By using a double thickness of material not only am I enabledto use the transverse slits, but the bandage is made stronger, moredurable, and reversible.

When desired to use but a single thickness of material, a round, square,or other shaped piece, .00, will be sewed to the bandage, and then oneslit will be made through the bandage and the other through the piece:0.

, Having thus described my invention, I claim-- In a suspensory-bandage,the combination of two slits running at an angle to each other, eachslit being made in a separate thickness of the material out of which thebandage is made, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this30th day of July, 1878.

CHARLES F. HILL.

Witnesses PETER GORMAN, JAMES GIVENS.

